D/deaf, deafened and hard of hearing visitors

Hearing dogs are welcome in all areas of the Old Royal Naval College including the Visitor Centre, Chapel and Painted Hall. Grassy areas of the site can be used as spend areas and bins are provided.

There are hearing loops installed in the Visitor Centre and the Chapel. You will see signage in places where a hearing loop is installed. If applicable to your hearing aid, please switch it to the ‘T’ position in these locations.

We run regular British Sign Language and Speech to Text tours and events. If you would like to join our mailing list for these please click here. Listings for upcoming events can also be found here.

This video has been created by a group of young people from DeafQuake as part of a project exploring the history of the Old Royal Naval College.

A word download of the subtitles is available here for web users using screen reading software.

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Standing proudly inside the entrance to the King William Undercroft, an obelisk, designed and created by the 2017-18 students on the Banker Masonry course at the Building Crafts College, is on permanent display.

The team working on the major development of the Painted Hall in Greenwich have uncovered the remains of Greenwich Palace, notable as the birthplace of Henry VIII and of his daughters Mary and Elizabeth I.

The Visitor Centre at the Old Royal Naval College is the best place to begin your trip to Greenwich. With fun activities for all ages you can explore more than 500 years of Greenwich's history through interactive displays, historical artefacts, costumes and more!